This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

Monday 27th May 

 

Today Gregor, Cameron, Archie and Jovan took turns with the swing ball set. They confidently hit the ball to each other by using their gross motor skills to move the bat to strike the ball back and forwards.

Today Eleanor, Christian, Alex and Isla worked together to create a model of a car using loose parts. They all shared their ideas on how to make the car ask confidently listened to each other. “We’re going to Pizza Hut in our cars”. This sparked discussion about different mode of transports we can use. “You can walk, use a bike or a scooter” “If you’re going on holiday you would get a plane because it’s over the ocean”.

Today a group of children began their Play on pedals session which was focused on Bike safety. There 4 main areas that we focused on were Helmet safety, correctly fitting helmets. Learning and recognising the different bike parts were and what they did. Saddle me up focused on picking up and mounting and is dismounting the bike safely. Play on pedals rules when on the bikes, and to listen to and follow the set of instructions given. And then we played a short game of frogs jump races and walk the plank focusing on balance whilst in movement.

Tuesday 28th May 

Today Hubert and Isla worked together to share ideas to create a den. Isla collected the sticks of different sizes “this one is longer so it will fit better” while Hubert built the den.

Today there was good balancing demonstrated in different ways. Elijah, Chloe and Sophie were demonstrating good balancing skills by holding on the the stick and bouncing on the log below. “Were bouncing over the town, Were over the town.” Lucas demonstrated good balancing skills and hand/eye coordination as he held on to the tree swing and spun round without falling off.

 

Today at the forest there was a lot of role play. “We are being silly monkeys” Alex, Leo and Oran were role playing silly monkeys. This lead to a group discussion about Zoo’s and personal experiences. They also discussed that monkeys eat bananas and bananas are healthy for you as it’s a fruit.

Wednesday 29th May

Today Jackson, Elyn, Odil, Lachlan and Charlotte can confidently eat socially with peers as they ate pizza wraps and discussed their favourite toppings on pizza. There was also a discussion about favourite fruits. “My favourite fruit is orange and mine is watermelon”.

Today Lucas, Gregor, Lachlan and Jackson created an obstacle course and took each others thoughts into consideration. Lucas noticed a big gap and problems solved to create a safer gap to jump. They all individually took turns without bumping into each other.

Today a group of children had their Play on pedals session which was focused on steering and control whilst moving with speeding and follow directions.

Thursday 30th May

Today Lachlan, Charlotte and Odil used different objects to do some one to one correspondence. They used the teddy bear family and matched them into colour. As well as coins. “Money is for buying stuff and food.”

Today there was a lot of mark making. Archie, Leo and Timothy were in the writing area. “I’m drawing a picture for my mummy” “I’m making a flag”. They boys had a discussion about different kinds of flags such as country flags and pirate ship flags. This lead to discussion about different modes of transport and how we get to different countries such as a plane and a boat. Today Robin enjoyed marking making using a highlighter. He asked for support to write Pokémon. He drew a picture of ash to put inside the envelope to take home.

Thank you to all who could make today’s peep session it was lovely to have you there! Today we focussed on the importance of encouragement ☺️ We hope to see you there again next week where we will be exploring talking and listening and taking part in some fun listening activities that you might have heard the children discussing before 🐦 📱 👂🏼

Friday 31st May

 

Today Oran, Christian, Isla, Sophie, Robin, Odil, Leo, Gregor and Cameron explored moon dough (cornflour and conditioner). There was a group of children trying to make shapes and others watching it melt onto the tray. The children discussed the texture of the moon dough which was “soft and sticky. It also feels funny”.

Working together Hubert and Timothy created a areoplane using loose parts. “We’re going on holiday to Florida”. This led to discussion about different modes of transport we could use to go on holiday with. As they continued playing they invited more peers to join in their play.

 

Today Lucas, Isla, Robin, Eleanor and Flynn enjoyed some time in the bottom garden. They enjoyed using their gross motor skills and turn taking to share shots on the see-saw. The group of children demonstrated good balancing skills.

 

Reminders:

• Forest is on Tuesday where we meet at Waterstone crook car park from 9:00-9:15. Can we also just make you aware that with the hot and humid weather that tics may be around in the forest area so encourage you to check your child after every forest session incase any have made their way home on your child!
• Please remember to apply sun cream to your child before they arrive at nursery and we will reapply during the day if needed.
• Please remember that the nursery will be closed Monday 3rd June 2024 (Bank holiday).
• Please if your child takes part in play on pedals can you bring their helmet in on Wednesday.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, and at least a full change of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

 

We hope you all have a great weekend and will see you next week!
The Newport Nursery Team x

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week! Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery……

Children in the forest explored a variety of skills as they used the tree swing and searched for different types of birds which linked to past experiences for children.

Children took part in baking banana bread this week with Miss Nelson. Everyone has helped to make her feel very welcome on her first week back!

Some children have been using the coloured vehicles to explore counting and sorting skills.

children have been working in the block area to design and make a tower using a range of shapes and sizes. The boys were very proud of their work and asked for a picture of their finished product.

 

The girls created their own Barbie dreamworld using the dolls house, blocks and environmental print.

 

The children’s sunflowers are coming along nicely. The children have been checking up on them daily and helping to water them. This has encouraged a lot of mathematical language as children discuss the height of the seedlings and compare to others.

After finding some cellophane, Isla and Christian were inspired to make eye patches that they could see through. They did the cutting and the sticking themselves they just needed a little help to attach the string. This then inspired others to join in too.

 

Children have been very creative with loose parts and different resources as they made different modes of transport where they had to problem solve how to keep the vehicles together. Children inside made jewellery for family members and Lego models.

 

Reminders:

• Forest is on Tuesday where we meet at waterstone crook car park from 9:00-9:15. Can we also just make you aware that with the hot and humid weather that tics may be around in the forest area so encourage you to check your child after every forest session incase any have made their way home on your child!
• Please remember to apply suncream to your child before they arrive at nursery and we will reapply during the day if needed.

We hope you all have a great weekend and will see you next week!
The Newport Nursery Team x

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

What a week we have had with all the lovely weather which the children have all enjoyed playing in especially getting a lovely fruit shoot ice pop which they have all requested getting some more and to make their own using fruit and water.

This week the children have once again enjoyed the visit from their Bubbies having lots of fun together throughout Thursday and Friday morning..

Outside the focus was on individual Sunflower planting activity for the children to eventually take home to plant in their garden or in large pots. Lots of discussions that demonstrate their understanding of how to care and nurture these to grow. This then inspired the children to recall the need to water all the plants throughout the nursery garden through the week.

On Wednesday afternoon the children enjoyed a visit to a Cello music lesson that the older children participate in. They listen extremely well with interest to what the music teacher was telling them about the Cello and the Violin and answered a range of questions too about the differences and the the loud that these instruments make. They were able to recognise the different tunes and joined in to sing along to these. The music interest continue with a group of girls creating a dance show to a range of different tunes outside.

Inside some children showed an interest to learn more about the black jaguars and panthers that inspired others to research a topic on Monkeys. They looked at the largest and the smallest monkey, then discovering  that there is also a Owl monkey that has very large eyes and it comes out at night too.

Forest went extremely well this week with the children enjoying a snack of pancakes with either jam or honey, along with their favourite hot chocolate. Whilst there they engaged in a spinning experiment to see what happens to their bodies after spinning around in a fast movement. Lots of giggles after falling to the ground and they could describe how their bodies felt after the exercise.

On Thursday the children enjoyed a visit from Morag Hood who has written many children’s books, one such one is called Dig, Dig, Digger which they especially enjoyed listening too. Afterwards they participated in a drawing lesson to draw a character from one of her books.

This morning the children released 4 of the butterflies down in the bottom garden, but we still have one left which was the last to hatch that is still needing a bit more care.

Inside we have seen some great imaginative role play using loose parts and material to create a wonderful sea world after creating paper doll mermaids . This interest is still on going and will be supported to continue and extend this interest through other learning activities.

In Nursery next week.

Tuesday 21st May  2024 –  Forest Kindergarten.

Thursday 23rd May 2024 – PEEP Session with Miss McKenzie starting at around 9.15 – 10.30 am.

Also next week we will be giving a very warm welcome  Miss Nelson who is returning back to work with us after her maternity leave has ended.

Reminders:

• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 2 full changes of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭If you need to discuss the Seesaw app, particularly with setting up all functions/privacy, please speak with a member of staff.

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

 

Hope you all have a lovely weekend in the sun. See you all on Monday.

from the all the Nursery team. x

 

 

 

 

It’s been a short week this week but we hope you enjoyed your days off! Here is a snippet at what we have been up to at nursery….

 

Children have been really engaged in card games as Archie brought in his UNO game to play with his peers. The children explored matching by colour, number of picture. The children showed great sportsmanship by shaking hands and saying well done.

Children have been imaginative with the Lego as they build jails and chariots. Eli looked up all about a chariot using the iPad to see what they were used for. “Before we had cars they used chariots where the horses pulled the cart”

We had a lovely day at forest where children explored their surroundings and new friendships, sharing their discoveries with one another.

Children have been exploring how they can use water outside as they mix it with flowers in the mud kitchen or seeing how it can flow through the water station.

Children have been looking at puzzles and jigsaws outside as they discussed the order of the numbers on the puzzle going from 0-10 then 10-0.

Reminders:

• We are at forest on a Tuesday, please remember to meet us at waterstone crook car park. We would also suggest that you still pack a small light bag on a forest day as children still may need a change of clothes.
• please apply suncream to your children before drop off, we have a nursery sun cream where we can reapply in the afternoon. Please do not send suncream in your child’s bag as this is treated as medication and other children could be allergic.

 

Have a great weekend everyone! See you next week ☺️

The Newport nursery team x

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

This week in Nursery we have had Miss McKenzie, Mrs Wilson, and Mrs McNeil.

This week has flown by and all the children have  enjoyed being outside having  lots of fun in  the great weather we have had this week.

A group of children spent time creating a planting area within the large tyre. They used carboard to  line the bottom and taking turns each helped to fill with soil. They then helped to sow a range of seeds to attract butterflies and bees. They confidently discussed how to care for these and discussed whether the caterpillars will stay here when they have become butterflies. They then discussed what else they could plant in there after looking through the seed packets they selected some sunflowers. One child was able to describe….

“There are big sunflowers and little ones, look”

 

Throughout the week the children have recalled the need to water and check on their process and share their findings. This planting interest continues with the children filling smaller wellie boot pots pots with seeds too..

Outside the children have been developing their hand and eye co-ordination skills through a range of activities. The swing ball is still very popular along with playing tennis and the new ball catch game.  The children are also enjoying the large snakes and ladders game, following the rules of the game and in taking turns.

 

Inside we have been observing lots of children confidently sharing  what they have tried, what they have been doing and sharing their learning. One child previously said that he didn’t like porridge, but he tried it with jam and honey and said..

“I loved it”

Some have been showing their growing skills in letter recognition and simple word formations. with some displaying their skills to copy letters and words.  While others have been busy creating a range of models using the Lego and sharing their ideas well. Through the Caterpillar lifecycle process we are also looking at symmetry, and finding symmetry in their environment through a range of experiences such as focus painting the different butterflies found in Scotland, and when outside or at the forest. A group of children after looking at a bird book decided to research a Peregrine falcon, and created some lovely pictures of these birds.

One child showed great courage and determination to succeed in using the peddle bike. She fell off many times but quickly got back on to succeed. Well done Chloe!

  

 

In the forest our new children really enjoyed the experience exploring and challenging themselves in the environment. Some children continued their interest in the flowers growing around them from a previous visit. So with the adult they went to investigate their progress taking phots and discussing various that they could see. features.

The Butterflies are growing fast and they are not so small now with the children investigating the process of the lifecycle and sharing with others what they know. The caterpillars are now entering the stage and making their cocoon. So we shall wait and see what next week  has happened.

The music learning wall is still on going with children creating their own bands and asking to listen to a range of different styles of music. This week we had the Harry Potter soundtrack music and classical relaxing sounds being played.

In Nursery next week.

Monday 6th May 2024 –   NO NURSERY TODAY.  Bank Holiday

Tuesday 7th May  2024 –  Forest Kindergarten.

Thursday 9th May 2024 – IN-SERVICE DAY. NO NURSERY TODAY.  Nursery  back in on the Friday 10th May.

Reminders:

• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 2 full changes of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭If you need to discuss the Seesaw app, particularly with setting up all functions/privacy, please speak with a member of staff.

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, anything you think might be of used in nursery.
We are also on the lookout for two of kitchen chairs, if anyone is getting rid of them. We are looking to develop a new area in the playroom.

We all hope that you all have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday.

From all the nursery team .x

 

 

 

We have had a lovely week here at Newport nursery, lots of sunshine and good times. Here is a sneak peek at what we have been up to…..

 

We have been making the most of the nice weather outside. Children have been exploring their different skills through a range of activities and resources.

 

Children have been interested in tennis this week. Sharing and taking turns as they try to see how many rally’s they can get. Archie and Miss McKenzie managed to get 6 hits back and forward which is their record. Cammy has been practising himself as he sees how far he can hit it before running to catch it. Gregor and Lachlan have had lots of laughter together as they try and hit the ball to one another and racing to see who can get to it first.

Children have been using the blocks and loose parts to build structures and bring their ideas to life as they make houses, caravans and sun loungers. Children also made bridges and worked out how they could balance the blocks so they wouldn’t fall when cars went across it. Children extended and lead their own learning by sourcing more resources to further develop their ideas.

A group of children built heir own pizza shop where they made pizzas to order by request and used the loose parts as toppings and the bats to use as the bases to go in the oven.

Children created friendships through interests in stories. Jackson and Gregor were looking at the books outside in the story den as they shared their favourite pages.

Children inside have been sharing their creative skills as they make models and pictures using the junk modelling resources. They all came up with their own ideas and and completed these with very little support.

  

Children have been showcasing their number skills as they order numbers 1-10 then back from 10-1 and identify the missing number when it is taken away. Children also matched the quantity to the number.

 

Reminders:

• Forest is starting back again next week on Tuesday 30th April. We will meet in the Waterstone Crook car park next to the leisure centre from 9-9:15 then walk up to the forest location. If you aren’t going to be in please can you send us a message on seesaw and phone the office to let them know also.
• Any toys from nursery specifically toy cars that have been taken home by mistake, can we please ask that these are returned, thank you.
• Can we please ask that your child has a jacket with them to nursery as the weather could turn at any minute!

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

The Newport Nursery Team x

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

This week in Nursery we have had Miss McKenzie, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Laing our Nursery teacher and Mrs McNeil.

Welcome back everyone after the Easter holiday. We hope you all had a lovely break!!!  We are also welcoming  this week  Gregor and Lachlan and their families to Newport Nursery this week too.  Hello  and welcome to Newport Nursery. 

This week the children have settled back into the nursery environment and have continued to develop their learning interests. Outside a group of children created a large hopscotch  design and used skills to hop, jump and balance whilst moving their bodies at speed. They first needed to problem solve on the design, then displayed skills to share ideas, turn takes make changes. They then decided on how many jumps, counting jumps and numbers on the way.

 

Also outside the children engaged around the sand tray to create an ice cream parlour. Lots of imagination arose with the children using a range of language to describe the ice cream, flavours etc. This extended into developing their numeracy money skills that showed a growing awareness of the different values of coins, notes and other methods of payment creating a shop with a till and money, labels and a price list/menu board.

Down in the bottom garden the children used a range of equipment to further develop their skills to kick and catch a- ball, showing their developing football and tennis skills.  Once again team games are still very popular at the moment with What’s the time Mr Wolf with the children using the dice to see what  and how many steps they needed to take. Another game of Dodge ball was mentioned with the children discussing with the adult the rules of the game and how to be safe whilst playing this outside.

 

The Learning wall interest in music has returned with lots of questions about the different styles of music through the decades. They have been recalling songs and enjoyed dancing, and singing along to these tunes that has inspired others to participate sharing their thoughts. We looked at Punk rock through Billy Idol and how they dressed. We also listen to a range of different tunes from the 50’s up until the present day. If you would like to share your favourite music it would be most welcome, or if you have a particular skill playing a musical instrument we would love to see your performance…..

 

In the block area the children have been very busy creating a range of models and sharing their knowledge with the adults about famous structures and building in the world. In the woodwork bench we have seen children creating their own mobile phone and calculators that included a range of functions.

Lots of interest using the smart board showing skills to estimate how many bongs they heard, then matching this to the number. Fantastic response from the children who then asked for more challenges which inspired others to join in also. We had number sequences, make your own tunes and a selection of letter games to find the missing sound.

In Nursery next week.

Tuesday 23rd April 2024 –   Charlottes Birthday.

There is no forest this week. Forest resumes on the 30.4.24.

Reminders:

• If you have borrowed any nursery clothing, please can we ask for this back next week to get washed before the holidays, thank you!
• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 2 full changes of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭If you need to discuss the Seesaw app, particularly with setting up all functions/privacy, please speak with a member of staff.

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, anything you think might be of used in nursery.
We are also on the lookout for two of kitchen chairs, if anyone is getting rid of them. We are looking to develop a new area in the playroom.

We all hope that you all have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday.

From all the nursery team .x🐰

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

Well its soon time for the Easter Bunny to appear and the children are enjoying a range of Easter activities, stories and games. Through the week they have been involved in the Cosmic Easter Bunny yoga sessions, displaying skills to manoeuvre and follow a set of skills balancing their bodies in an array of poses. They showed skills to listen and when to talk or sing. Through the week the children have been involved in a range of Ester activities from games, music, songs stories craft and finally a Egg hunt down in the bottom garden, weather permitting.. They needed to listen to and follow the instructions of only finding one egg to allow all the chance to find one, this will support their growing awareness of being fair and  to show kindness and consideration towards others..

 

Some children have been busy using a range of technology in their play using the iPads to be creative to send or home. Or when using the light board and natural loose parts. Some children have been using the Lego to be creative in their designs. Some have made very detailed models and could confidently discuss these. While others have been using material to create dens inside and out. There has been lots of junk models being created , from cars, phones, treasure boxes, clocks to tell the time. One child created her own long lens camera to take her own pictures around the nursery. One child enjoyed sharing his own pizza outside using the sand. He had shared with the adult that he had made 8 slices.

       

 

    

The children are also showing skills to sequence familiar stories such as Little Red Riding Hood and The Hungry Caterpillar. They are enjoying showing their counting, matching and estimating skills to 20 whilst listening to 20 Bunnies before Bedtime.

 

Outside the team games are still popular and we are now observing some children displaying growing skills to play football and use bats and cones instead of balls.. They are using the cones to make their goals placing at each end of the area, using language to describe.

Dates to remember.

Friday 29.03. 24 –   First day of the Easter holidays.. We return back to Nursery on the Monday 15th March 2024

Tuesday 16.04.24 –              No Forest session this first week back. Please attend the nursery has normal..

Reminders:

• If you have borrowed any nursery clothing, please can we ask for this back next week to get washed before the holidays, thank you!
• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 2 full changes of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭If you need to discuss the Seesaw app, particularly with setting up all functions/privacy, please speak with a member of staff.

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, anything you think might be of used in nursery.
We are also on the lookout for two of kitchen chairs, if anyone is getting rid of them. We are looking to develop a new area in the playroom.

We all hope that you all have a lovely and relaxing holiday, and we will see you all after the holidays.

From all the nursery team .x🐰

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week, here is a snapshot of what we have been up to……

 

We had a lovely day on Monday in the sunshine where children explored target practice and role play. We discovered a bumble bee in the garden and children sustained an interest where they role played being bumble bees where they each had their own bee jobs. We had worker bees, stinger bees and even a queen bee who had to taste test all the honey before it was transported to other locations.🐝

Children discovered a little field mouse had come to say hello at the fence, we discussed how we could make sure he felt safe and where he might have come from.🐭

Alex and Leo were researching monster trucks for Alex to copy. Alex persevered and could draw his own one without any help. Alex then shared his skills with Leo by helping him with his own creations.🚚

The children have sustained an interest in music and bands as Sophie and Charlotte created their own drum sets as they sang along to a tune they created. Fraser was also exploring using a drum set he made after joining this weeks peep session which was based around making instruments. From this, we have decided that our next learning wall will be on music! 🥁 🎤 🎶

At the forest, we explored more small world play as we created our own dinosaur world inspired by Eli. We foraged for different resources such as sticks, leaves and pine cones. The children worked together to set up the area how they wanted🐉. Some other children explored a fallen down tree and made their own bug hotel in the roots using sticks.🐛

Children created their own camp. They used loose parts to make a fire, a camp bed and a breakfast area. The children then continued this interest the next day, encouraging others to join.⛺

Happy birthday to Timothy who was 5 on Thursday, thank you for the sweets! Timothy was able to make cupcakes for afternoon snack with some peers😁🎈🎂

 

Reminders:

• Next week we are only open until Thursday as the Easter holidays begin Friday 29th March where we are off for 2 weeks and return Monday 15th April.
• If you have borrowed any nursery clothing, please can we ask for this back next week to get washed before the holidays, thank you!
• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.

 

Have a great weekend, we look forward to seeing you next week 🤗

Miss McKenzie

This week in the Nursery we have had Miss McKenzie, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Laing and Mrs McNeil, and Miss Higgins who will be with us in the afternoon.

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

Well another week is almost over already and in the nursery the children have been so busy developing and extending their own learning.

Outside the children have been developing their skills to design and create and range of models that r appear in their world around them. We have seen some children creating a bed to lie down on using blocks and materials, stating that

“It’s my comfy bed”.

We have seen outside children showing skills to problem solve using a range of materials, then discussing that they felt it wasn’t strong and they needed to make it stronger. So he made changes and added more items to his design.

 

In the art area we have seen more creative designs using a range of junk, glue, paint and a range of decorative materials. We have seen volcanoes, treasure chests, and even very tall structures that incorporated different types of junk to see how much he could add to it.

In the forest using the natural loose parts around we saw one child creating  a dinosaur world using the pine cones and sticks. Some children were seen collecting a range of berries to leave for the birds and other animals to have a picnic. They were able to share that ..

“You don’t eat the berries cause they will make you really sick, but its ok for the birds and animals”.

They were eager to share their understanding of not to eat certain foods after listening to the rules of being safe in the forest.. The children enjoyed a hot snack of a hot dog and  a hot chocolate drink alongside side the fire. Afterwards they enjoyed eating their picnic lunch that arrived in little blue boxes from the school.

Once again the children presented the forest variety show that show cased their developing talents to perform in front of an audience.

Also this week the children have been very busy developing their letter sound recognition and mark making skills naturally in their play.  One child created her images of two dolls called Raspberry and Strawberry  that she had made at home and shared these at nursery to work with the adult to create a story about these characters. This was seen when another child enjoyed creating his story of Sonic, sharing this very imaginative story with all his peers around him. Some children have enjoyed sharing a picnic with the Reading Rabbit having fun making pretend sandwiches and having a pot of tea whilst listening to a story.

         

We have observed a group of children engaged with the letter/word games  creating a variety of words that are familiar to them or in using the word cards with the images. Some especially enjoying playing the letter sound Bingo game.

In the snack area lots of children are developing their manipulative skills through helping to prepare snack by cutting up the fruit and vegetables, or in making their own sandwiches using skills to spread..

Today the children enjoyed participating in the Red Nose day and enjoyed being involved in some fun red nose activities too. Thank you for your kind donations to this very important event today.

All the children’s learning folders that went home this week. Could they please be return back to Nursery  by Monday if possible. Thank you.  

Dates to remember…..

Tuesday 19.03.24 –  Forest Day.

Reminders

• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 2 full changes of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭If you need to discuss the Seesaw app, particularly with setting up all functions/privacy, please speak with a member of staff.

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, anything you think might be of used in nursery.
We are also on the lookout for two of kitchen chairs, if anyone is getting rid of them. We are looking to develop a new area in the playroom.

We hope that you all have a lovely weekend, and will see you all next week.

From all the Nursery Team.